diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
index fdfb6b0dac5..ded6d80def5 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
@@ -3338,7 +3338,7 @@ func ValidateResourceQuotaUpdate(newResourceQuota, oldResourceQuota *api.Resourc
 		oldScopes.Insert(string(scope))
 	}
 	if !oldScopes.Equal(newScopes) {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath, newResourceQuota.Spec.Scopes, "field is immutable"))
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath, newResourceQuota.Spec.Scopes, fieldImmutableErrorMsg))
 	}
 
 	newResourceQuota.Status = oldResourceQuota.Status